Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)

SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)

Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)

GE was forced to shut down testing on one of its F136 alternate engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a test on Sept. 23 when a "development engine experienced an anomaly at near maximum fan speed," company officials have revealed. ... full story28 Sep 17:14 EDT (21:14 GMT)

Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)

Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)

SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Sept. 28 said recent cross-border strikes by NATO helicopters in Pakistan were marked by "communication breakdowns," as allied officers were not able to contact their Pakistani counterparts about the operation until afterward. ... full story28 Sep 14:59 EDT (18:59 GMT)

BERLIN - ThyssenKrupp became on Sept. 23 Germany's latest corporate giant to announce it was pulling out of Iran as part of Western pressure on the Islamic republic over its nuclear program. ... full story23 Sep 08:34 EDT (12:34 GMT)

MOSCOW - Russia joining the ban on supplying arms such as missile systems and military aircraft to Iran will not mean a complete halt on military and technical cooperation between Moscow and the country, Russia's deputy foreign minister said Sept. 23. ... full story